Repair device for restoring a damage dry wall board

ABSTRACT

A repair device is used to restore a damaged dry wallboard, wherein a 2.5 inch or larger hole is cut out from the damaged wall. A cut out piece of wallboard of slightly smaller dimensions than the hole is used to effect the restoration in conjunction with the repair device. The repair device consists of a wallboard support member that inserts through the hole to be secured onto the inside surface of a rear drywall. The cut out piece of wallboard is secured to the board support member. A plurality of clip members are affixed onto the cutout piece of wallboard, wherein the clip members engage an inside surface of the damaged wall board. The cut out piece of wallboard is recessed inward from the front face of the damaged drywall. A user plasters material into the recess and onto the cut out piece of wallboard. The clip members and board support member become an integral part of the restored wallboard.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

My present invention relates to a unique and novel repair device used torestore a damaged dry wallboard.

A number of U.S. Pat. Nos.: 2,230,349; 2,319,129; 2,325,766; and2,338,870 have employed devices used in conjunction with dry wallboards,but these aforementioned patents are non-applicable to my presentinvention.

Accordingly, it is an object of my present invention to provide a lowcost means for restoring a damaged wallboard with a repair device thatbecomes an integral part of the restorated wallboard.

A further object of my present invention is to provide a repair devicecapable of being used on a drywall board having either three or fourinch studding.

Briefly, my present invention consist of a repair device 10 used torestore a damaged dry wallboard, wherein a 2.5 inch or larger hole iscut out from the damaged wall. A cut out piece of wallboard of slightlysmaller dimensions than the hole is used to effect the restoration inconjunction with the repair device. The repair device consists of awallboard support member that inserts through the hole to be securedonto the inside surface of a rear drywall. The cut out piece ofwallboard is secured to the board support member. A plurality of clipmembers are affixed onto the cutout piece of wallboard, wherein the clipmembers engage an inside surface of the damaged wall board. The cut outpiece of wallboard is recessed inward from the front face of the damageddrywall. A user plasters material into the recess and onto the cut outpiece of wallboard. The clip members and board support member become anintegral part of the restored wallboard.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The objects and features of the invention may be understood withreference to the following detailed description of an illustrativeembodiment of the invention, taken together with the accompanyingdrawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view in a detached state of thewallboard support member of the repair device;

FIG. 2 illustrates a side cross sectional view of the repair device inuse;

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a clip member of the repairdevice.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar referencecharacters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS.1, 2 show a repair device 10 used as an aid in the restoration of adamaged dry wallboard 11. If a wallboard 11 is damaged, the conventionalmethod of repair is to cut away the wallboard 11 from stud to stud whichis a time consuming and costly operation. With the use of the repairdevice 10, the user cuts out a 2.5 inch or large hole 12 and effectsrepair on the hole 12. The repair device 10 consist of two components: awallboard support member 13 and a plurality of clip members 25. Thewallboard support member 13 consist of a circular bottom base plate 39having an open ended cylindrical sleeve 14 extending upward from acenter of a top face 15 of plate 39. A cylindrical rod 16 is slidablycontained within a top end 40 of sleeve 14, wherein a coil tensionspring 17 is contained within sleeve 14 and secured onto a bottom base18 of rod 16. A pair of first spike members 19 extend perpendicularlyoutward from a bottom face 20 of plate 39. A second spike member 21extends perpendicularly outward from the top base 22 of rod 16. Acircular disc shaped element 23 having a central opening 24 therethroughengages the top base 22 of rod 16, wherein member 21 extends throughopening 24.

FIG. 3 shows a clip member 25 broadly consisting of a rectangular shapedcenter portion 26 having a pair of perpendicularly downward extendingrectangular shaped flanges 27, 28 joined to the ends of portion 26. Arectangular shaped flange element 34 extend perpendicularly upward froma center top face 29 of portion 26.

In use, a hole 12 is cut out around the damaged area of the wallboard11. The board support member 13 is inserted through hole 12, wherein thefirst spike members 19 are embedded into a rear drywall 31 as the bottomface 20 of plate 39 engages the inside surface 30 of the rear wallboard31. A cutout piece of wallboard 32 of slightly smaller dimensions thanhole 12 is secured onto a top base 33 of disc element 23, wherein thesecond spike member 33 is embedded into wallboard 32. The user pushesinward on wallboard 32 causing rod 16 to retract inward within sleeve 14until wallboard 12 is behind the plane of wallboard 11. A plurality ofclip members 25 are affixed onto wallboard 32. When pressure is removedfrom wallboard 32, flange element 34 engages the inside face 35 ofwallboard 12. The front face 36 of wallboard 32 is recessed inwardlyfrom the front face 38 of wallboard 12. The user plasters material intothe recess 37 onto the cutout piece of wallboard thereby effecting thenecessary restoration. The clip members 25 and board support member 13become an integral part of the restored system.

Hence, obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of theinvention described herein, such modifications being within the spiritand scope of the invention claimed, it is indicated that all mattercontained herein is intended as an illustrative and not as limiting inscope.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United State is:
 1. A repair device forrepairing a damaged dry wallboard having a hole therein, whichcomprises:a. a wallboard support member consisting of:1. a circularbottom base plate,
 2. a cylindrically shaped sleeve affixedperpendicularly onto a top center face of said circular bottom baseplate,
 3. a cylindrically shaped rod slidably contained in said sleeveand extending outwardly from an open end of said sleeve,
 4. a coiltension spring contained within said sleeve and secured to said rod, 5.a plurality of first spike members extending perpendicularly outwardfrom a bottom face of said circular plate, said spike members adapted toengage into a rear dry wallboard,6. a second spike member extendingperpendicularly outward from a top center face of said cylindricallyshaped rod,
 7. a circularly shaped disc element having a central holetherethrough, said disc element mounted onto said top base of saidcylindrically shaped rod with said second spike extending through saidcentral opening, said spike member adapted to engage into a cutoutwallboard piece; and b. a plurality of clip members, each said clipmember adapted to engage said cutout wallboard piece and adapted toengage an inside surface of said damaged dry wallboard.
 2. A repairdevice according to claim 1, wherein each said clip member furthercomprises:a. a rectangularly shaped center portion; b. a pair ofrectangularly shaped flanges joined to the ends of said center portionand extending perpendicularly downward from said ends, said cutoutwallboard pieces adapted to be received between said flanges; and c. arectangularly shaped flange element extending perpendicularly upwardlyfrom a center top face of said center portion, said rectangularly shapedflange element adapted to engage said inside surface of said damaged drywallboard.